Luiss Research Day - Antitrust in Digital Markets
The digital sector is currently dominated by a small number of large companies, whose impact on people's lives has significantly expanded. These companies control digital ecosystems comprising numerous products and services, seeking to address the diverse needs of consumers across a wide range of markets. Google, for instance, offers around 70 products on its platform, including popular services like maps and general search, various shopping search engines, cloud services, and artificial intelligence tools. As these digital conglomerates interact with customers within their ecosystems, they directly collect personal data. The wealth of data sources in digital markets allows data intermediaries to segment data along several dimensions, such as demographics, interests, and locations, and then auction them off to potential buyers. This data holds significant value for third-party websites and software applications, enabling the provision of personalized deals or services. The discussion on how conglomerates use the data collected in digital markets is highly relevant to society. It has recently drawn the attention of competition authorities and regulators.
The 2024 Luiss Research Day will bring together academics, practitioners, and enforcers who are at the forefront of the analysis of digital markets across the globe. The distinguished guest of the event will be Jean Tirole, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2014.
9:15 am Opening Remarks
Luigi Gubitosi President, Luiss University
Roberto Rustichelli President, Italian Competition Authority
9:30 am Academic Presentations
Emilio Calvano Professor of Economics, Luiss University
Jeanine Miklos-Thal Professor of Economics and Management at the Simon Business School, University of Rochester
Chiara Farronato Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Emanuele Tarantino Professor of Economics, Luiss University
11:00 am Coffee Break
11:30 am Luiss Research Award
Andrea Prencipe Rector, Luiss University
Stefano Manzocchi Deputy Rector for Research, Luiss University
11:40 am Keynote Speech
Jean Tirole
Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2014
2:00 pm Introduction to Policy Discussion
Elisabetta Iossa Commissioner, Italian Competition Authority
2:30 pm Panel – Antitrust in Digital Ecosystems
Moderators
Gustavo Olivieri Professor of Commercial Law, Luiss University
Maria Savona Professor of Applied Economics, Luiss University
Panelists
Antonio Buttà Chief Economist, Italian Competition Authority
Francesca Campolongo Director Digital Transformation and Data, European Commission – Joint Research Centre
Chiara Farronato Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Jeanine Miklos-Thal Professor of Economics and Management at the Simon Business School, University of Rochester
Nancy L. Rose Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lluís Saurí-Romero Chief Competition Economist (acting), European Commission
4:30 pm Closing Remarks
Andrea Prencipe Rector, Luiss University
